This Mexican endemic occurs in the Transvolcanic Axis highlands in the Mexican states of Colima, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Mexico, Puebla, Morelos, and in the Distrito Federal (Woodman and Timm, 1999 in Hutterer, 2005). It occurs at elevations from 2,460 to 4,400 m asl (Carraway, 2007).

This insectivorous species is found in several temperate forest types; pine, pine oak, pine fir, and has also been collected in bunchgrass meadow. In Michoacán it has also been found in disturbed pine forest (Álvarez and Sánchez-Casas 1997).